What 19th century key dates do you dislike/detest/avoid?

oreville

Normally we talk about what we like. This thread is to do the opposite since we rarely ever put all of our dislikes all into one thread.

What 19th century key dates do you dislike/detest/avoid?

Note, there is a separate thread for your dislikes of 20th century key date coins.

Any reason is acceptable as long as it is your own reason for disliking specific key dates.

Some collectors dislike certain key dates because they are hyped up. Others LIKE them BECAUSE they are hyped up.

Also some collectors dislike/detest certain key dates because they AREN'T famous while those LIKE them for the exact same reason.

It is perfectly OK to admit that you dislike a coin because you really love it and can't afford it. That is a perfectly normal, emotional reason for arguing against the success of a coin. You want to see the coin "fail."

Others dislike a certain coin since they can never own it; it is too rare.

Do try to state WHY you do not like each specific coin. Others may learn from your dislikes too!

I happen to dislike the following:

1804 $1. Just never struck my fancy.
1895 $1 Proof. Because it is a proof!
1877 1c proof. Rather have the business strike version any day.

Elcontador

1856 FE Cent. It is a pattern coin that due to political purposes, was reclassified as a business strike coin years later. The coin was never intended for circulation, so it doesn't interest me. If I was a pattern collector, this would be a different story.

Any of the scarce overdates; I don't collect them because they don't interest me.

1853 Arrows & Rays Quarter. Any coin only made in one year does not excite me.

michael

1844 seated dime a hyped up non special non scarce coin

michael

1856 flyer the most common pattern coin and in my opinion something like 4500+ were struck from 1856 right up to the civil war and after

PerryHall

<< <i>1856 flyer the most common pattern coin and in my opinion something like 4500+ were struck from 1856 right up to the civil war and after >>

Barry

I agree with both the 56 flyer and the 44 dime, and would like to add the 1804 $1. It's not a real coin, not made in or around 1804, and was made for political favor, etc.

markglicker

I will go with the 95 Proof Morgan. Sort of the Ringo Starr, of coins. The right place, at the right time.

roadrunner

1853 Arrows & Rays Quarter. Any coin only made in one year does not excite me.

1853 is the most common date seated quarter. Many were saved.
Much the same for the "rare" 1939 ND half. As a date it is common, and at best rare in UNC. Then again most every early seated coin is rare in UNC. But type coin status has elevated the 39ND a long ways. The 1939 WD half is probably just as rare in gem status.

Other seated dates I have always disliked and felt were overrated:

all UNC 1853 NA half dimes, dimes, and quarters. The only exception might be these dates in circ condition. They were all saved in UNC. The 1853 NA quarter is very underrated in circ.

Most of the low mintage CC dates imo are overrated. Only the 74-cc dime, 70cc and 71cc quarters, and 70cc half escape the group. I don't like any of the circ seated CC dollars...sorry. On a value basis
there are better places in seated material to forage.

other overrated key and semi-key dates imo:

quarters: 55-0, 55-s, 78-s, 91-0
halves: 78-s

The 78-s half carries a whopping price tag but for my money
give me coins like the 74-cc dime, 72-s quarter, or 73NA Open 3 half, at much less money that are almost as rare / or rarer.

roadrunner

BillJones

As a type collector, I've always disliked the 1873-4 with arrows type coins. They are wicked expensive, many of them are not very attractive, especially on the reverse, and yet there they sit putting a hole in your "complete collection." And as a dealer I've found that they don't sell very well. I had an EF with Arrows half dollar that was perfect for the grade. Yet it took me forever to sell it, even at Gray Sheet bid.

In general I don't have much use for the nickel three cent piece. Having one moderately priced Mint State example for type is OK, but I really dislike the Proofs. They are really quite common from what I have seen, and to me they are really boring.